03/09/2014

Chromium's bonding angles let oxygen move quickly

By taking advantage of the natural tendency of chromium atoms to avoid certain bonding environments, scientists at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have generated a material that allows oxygen to move through it ...

Galapagos invasion is global warning

A new study led by a PhD researcher at The University of Western Australia has revealed that parts of the iconic Galapagos Islands have been overrun by invasive plants from other parts of the world.

Ultracold atoms juggle spins with exceptional symmetry

The physical behavior of materials is strongly governed by the many electrons which can interact and move inside any solid. While an individual electron is a very simple object, carrying only mass, electric charge, and an ...

Who is to blame when iCloud is 'hacked' – you or Apple?

A hacker's release of personal photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence and other female celebrities on the internet on the weekend has again drawn our attention to the security of our personal information online. Are we really ...

Japan seeks to resume Antarctic whaling next year

Japan is seeking international support for its plans to hunt minke whales in the Antarctic Ocean next year by scaling down the whaling research program the U.N. top court rejected earlier this year, fisheries officials said ...

Growing mushrooms in diapers

Mexico is the third largest consumer of disposable diapers globally, which led a Mexican scientist to design a technology capable of degrading the product materials by the mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus.

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